twibill
English
Alternative forms
- twibil, trybill, twilbil, twybil, twyvil
Etymology
From Middle English twibill, from Old English twibill, from twi- (“double”) + bill (“edge, blade”), see also billhook.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtwaɪbɪl/, /ˈtwaɪbəl/
- (etymological) IPA(key): /ˈtwɪbɪl/, /ˈtwɪbəl/
Noun
twibill (plural twibills)
- (carpentry) A two-edged tool used in gate-type hurdle-making for cutting out mortises, with a flat chisel and a mortise chisel or hook, similar to the much larger French carpenter's tool, the besaiguë (or bisaiguë).
- (dialectal, Britain) A mattock with one blade like an axe and the other like an adze.
- (dialectal, England) A reaping hook, especially for cutting beans and peas.
- (obsolete) A double-bladed halberd or battle-axe.
Further reading
- twybil on Wikipedia.Wikipedia